Warning mechanism for gentle handling of doll

ABSTRACT

THIS INVENTION RELATES TO A WARNING DEVICE THAT IS ACTIVATED BY ROUGH HANDLING, IT IS PARTICULARLY ADAPTED TO DOLLS AND LIKE TOYS. THE MECHANISM COMPRISES AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAVING AN IMPACT OPERATED SWITCH. THIS SWITCH COMPRISES SPACED. APART ELECTRICAL CONTACTS WHICH ARE MOMENTUM ACTUATED BY ROUGH HANDLING. THE SWITCH MAY BE A PAIR OF RIGID CONTACTS ONE OF WHICH IS SWINGABLE OR IT MAY BE A SWITCH OF GREATER SENSITIVITY WHEREIN ONE OF THE CONTACTS IS A SUITABLE METAL SPRING.

United States Patent Inventor William J. Pipa 1610 Giliord Ave., NewHyde Park, NY. 11040 Appl. No. 738,162

Filed June 19, 1968 Patented June 28, 1971 WARNING MECHANISM FOR GENTLEHANDLING OF DOLL 2 Claims, 7 Drawing Figs.

U.S.Cl 274/1 Int. Cl. A6311 3/33, G1 1b. 19/00 Field of Search 46/175,

232,245247;274/1,15,14, 9; ZOO/61.45, 61.52

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,778,896 1/ 1957 TollefsenZOO/61.45 3,136,089 6/1964 Gardel et al. 46/232 3,287,020 11/1966 Beebe46/232X 3,415,960 12/1968 Kollmeyer. ZOO/61.49 3,422,566 1/1969 Wolf46/232X Primary Examiner-Harry N. Haroian ABSTRACT: This inventionrelates to a warning device that is activated by rough handling. it isparticularly adapted to dolls and like toys. The mechanism comprises anelectrical system having an impact operated switch. This switchcomprises spaced-apart electrical contacts which are momentum actuatedby rough handling. The switch may be a pair of rigid contacts one ofwhich is swingable or it may be a switch of greater sensitivity whereinone of the contacts is a suitable metal Spflllg.

PATENTEU JUN28 I97:

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WARNING MECHANISM FOR GENTLE HANDLING OF DOLL It is an object of thisinvention to provide a doll which will cry when handled roughly.

It is a further object to provide an inexpensive mechanism for inducingthe crying of said doll.

These and other objectives of this invention will become apparent uponreading the following descriptive disclosure of an illustrativeembodiment in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of one form of the impact operable switch,

FIG. 2 is a detail view showing the manner of obtaining electricalswitch contact,

FIG. 3 is a plan view of the phonographic crying mechanism actuated byelectrical switch contact,

FIG. 4 is a detail view taken on line 4-4 of FIG. 3 and showing themanner of stopping the phonograph record,

FIG. 5 is an electrical circuit diagram of the device,

FIG. 6 is a side view of a modified switch using substantially rigidcoil means as one of the switch contacts and FIG. 7 is a schematic viewof the manner of disposing the mechanism in the body of the doll,

Turning to the drawing, an equilateral triangular plastic electricallyinsulated box 10 having sidewalls ll, 12 and 13, and a top wall 14 isprovided with a suitable identically tensioned coil spring 15 in each ofits three corners. A metal rod 16 is molded or otherwise securedvertically and rigidly in the plastic top wall 14 in the center thereof.A wire 17 is secured to the rod metal switch contact 16.

Interiorly and substantially centrally disposed in the box 10, there isdisposed a switch contact metal washer 20 having a suitable largecentral aperture 21.

The three coilsprings 15 are secured in respective holes disposed insaid washer 20.

As shown in FIG. 1, the three springs 15 position the washer 20centrally in box 10. The rod 16 is located within the large aperture 2lof washer 20in suitable spaced-apart relationship thereto and at a rightangle thereto.

As shown in FIG. 2, when the doll is roughly handled as by spanking ordropping in any direction of 360 degrees, the mass or weight of thewasher 20 causes momentum induced movement of the washer to effect anelectrical momentary contact to the rigid rod 16, thereby causingcurrent flow in wires 17 and 22 (FIG. 5).

I The space or distance between rod 16 and washer 20 is a measure of theintensity of rough handling necessary to make electrical contact andthus to start the crying mechanism to operate.

The crying time is predetermined by the record 30 and is stopped whenthe needle arm 31 after traveling to its limit 32 is returned by spring33 with hammer like action to force a closing of the stop switch havingfixed metal pillar 34 and a flexible metal pillar 35. After the closingof the stop switch, the needle arm 31 is disposed in its reset positionand is ready for recycle operation of further handling.

As shown in FIG. 5, the electrical circuit comprises a conventionaltransistor unit 40, a suitable capacitor 41, a resistor 42 and a battery43 and a motor 60.

FIG. 6 shows a modified mechanism whereina preferably plastic backplate50 is secured to the interior wall of the doll in place of box 10. Aplastic support plate 14X is disposed on said plate 50 at a right anglethereto. A suitably springy semirigid longitudinal coil 16X is securedby a pair of washers SI and 52 or by other conventional means to thedepending vertically disposed rod 16X. An electrical wire 17 is securedto said rod 16X.

A right-angle metal shelf 53, having a suitably large aperture 54therein, is secured by rivet 55 to backplate 50 so that rod 16X iscentrally disposed in aperture 54. The semirigidity of coil 16X is suchas to maintain a spaced relationship between said rod 16X and shelf 53even when the doll is horizontally disposed. A wire 22 is secured tometal shelf 53, so that the operation of the mechanism of FIG. 6 is onthe same scientific principle as that used for the mechanism of FIG. I.

I claim:

I. A device for inducing crying upon rough handling of a doll comprisinga doll body; a plastic insulated three cornered box disposed in saidbody; a metal rod rigidly disposed in the box too wall; an aperturedwasher suspended in said box; a coil spring secured to each of the threecomers of said box and to said washer, said metal rod being disposed inthe aperture of said washer in spaced relationship to the washer walland electrical warning photographic means electrically connected to saidwasher and said rod; said warning means including a needle am andneedle; a fixed metal pillar electrically engaging said metal rod and ametal flexible pillar disposed electrically in said warning meanswhereby said needle arm movably engaging said flexible pillar effectselectrical contact to said pillar to stop the warning phonographic meansfrom operating after first being activated by said washer engaging saidfixed rod in said box.

2. A crying mechanism for dolls comprising a sound record; a batteryoperated motor in driving connection with said record; a source ofelectric current in circuit with said motor; a phonographic mechanismhaving a needle arm and a needle spring loaded and mounted to a housingfor following the sound grooves in the record; said housing having astop switch comprising a fixed pillar electrically connected to anelectrical switch and a flexible electrical pillar contact to engagesaid needle arm to permit impact contact of said flexible pillar to saidfixed pillar to electrically stop operation of said record; saidelectrical switch comprising an impact washer switch having the washertherein suspended in an equilateral triangular plastic box; said washerswitch having washer springs suspended in said equilateral triangularplastic box; said switch having an electrical rod rigidly fixed in thetop and bottom walls of said box and disposed within the aperture ofsaid washer in spaced relationship therewith; said rod beingelectrically connected to said fixed pillar whereby contact of said rodand washer starts the phonograph record and contact of said fixer pillarto said flexible pillar stops said record.

